To continue an earlier thread, here are the sets listed on S@H as "Retiring Soon":

 

Friends - Stephanie's Cool Convertible, Olivia's Speedboat, Mia's Bedroom, Series 1 foil packs

Duplo - Train Starter Set, Doctor's Clinic, Emergency Helicopter

Creator - Apple Tree House

Lego Games - Ninjago, Pirate Plank

Chima Speedorz - CHI Battles, Ring of Fire, Target Practice, CHI Waterfall

Technic - Mini Container Truck

LOTR - Gandalf Arrives, Orc Forge

CMF - Series 9

Architecture - Sugnyemun

Marvel Super Heroes - Captain America's Avenging Cycle

Star Wars - Endor Rebel Trooper and Imperial Trooper Battle Pack, Planet Bespin & Twin Cloud Car, Planet Endor & AT-ST

 

Nothing earth-shattering.  Orc Forge surprises me the most.

Guys, just noticed that GE on TRU has a "our exclusive" on it. Is it going the way of VC now that target and Walmart doesn't have it anymore?

 

So classy...

Just trying to give heads up there will be better data options in the future...especially for people who sell on eBay.  

 

Will this data be available for the UK market as well Ed?

How long as Toys R Us had the "our exclusive" tag on the grand emporium?

How long as Toys R Us had the "our exclusive" tag on the grand emporium?

About a month

So is GE going the way of the VC?

Smart man planting seeds of expectation.  Makes the sale easier when the time comes.

As if most of us needed another reason.

I wanted to discuss the  79008 Pirate Ship Ambush and pick your thoughts. 

This is in fact a set that will have disappeared by the end of the year - for sure. 

 

What is the general view? 

Is this a boat that people will need? 

Or is a LoTR more narrow - castle oriented theme?

 

How popular will the franchise be 2 years from now. 

Is it like Harry P, or more like Lone Ranger?

 

Now is the time to buy these boats very cheap, so it's worth a small discussion? no?

 

thanks for your constructive input, and sorry in advance if this might be repetitive to some. I'd rather talk almost 99.99% retired sets this year, than a maybe 2014/5 one... ;-)

 

txs

Regarding GE being a TRU exclusive, Im not sure. But castle cavalry 70813 from the lego movie is also a "TRU exclusive" which is weird cause other retailers also carry it.

I wanted to discuss the  79008 Pirate Ship Ambush and pick your thoughts. 

This is in fact a set that will have disappeared by the end of the year - for sure. 

 

What is the general view? 

Is this a boat that people will need? 

Or is a LoTR more narrow - castle oriented theme?

 

How popular will the franchise be 2 years from now. 

Is it like Harry P, or more like Lone Ranger?

 

Now is the time to buy these boats very cheap, so it's worth a small discussion? no?

 

thanks for your constructive input, and sorry in advance if this might be repetitive to some. I'd rather talk almost 99.99% retired sets this year, than a maybe 2014/5 one... ;-)

 

txs

It will be more simple to continue this thread:

http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/7852-lego-lotr-ambush-ship-why-such-a-dog/?hl=pirate%20ambush

 

Regarding GE being a TRU exclusive, Im not sure. But castle cavalry 70813 from the lego movie is also a "TRU exclusive" which is weird cause other retailers also carry it.

70813 is the "rescue reinforcements", exclusive to TRU.

 

Castle cavalry is set 70806... it's not exclusive...

Regarding GE being a TRU exclusive, Im not sure.

If more than one retailer carries a set then it is not exclusive. TRU does this many times to make it look like their products cannot be found anywhere else, which makes uninformed  people want to buy that set, when they could be getting it cheaper somewhere else. TRU has done this to several sets.

Thanks for the replies. TRU is so shady.

If you see TRU bumped up theyre prices on the SSD and DS.. so maybe they have inside info on both those sets retiring. Now theyre just waiting for the hatchet? Any thoughts?

 

TRU bumped their prices on all exclusives, so no.

 

OH MY GOD ALL OF THE EXCLUSIVES ARE RETIRING

Thanks for the replies. TRU is so shady.

 

TRU is what makes baby's college funds cry.

When is the new sandcrawler that is due out in may gonna retire?

When is the new sandcrawler that is due out in may gonna retire?

 

I hope soon because it has a big box, and you know what they say about a big box.

 

I hope soon because it has a big box, and you know what they say about a big box.

 

Oh yes I know exactly what a big box means thanks to a very nice lego employee. He said the bigger the box the quicker it retires.

   

Oh yes I know exactly what a big box means thanks to a very nice lego employee. He said the bigger the box the quicker it retires.

Exactly why DS retired 3 years ago.. :D    

   

Oh yes I know exactly what a big box means thanks to a very nice lego employee. He said the bigger the box the quicker it retires.

TB and DS are good examples. Oh wait...

  

Oh yes I know exactly what a big box means thanks to a very nice lego employee. He said the bigger the box the quicker it retires.

Then did you tell him to go home because he was drunk :)

and you know what they say about a big box.

 

That it's a bit like shooting hoops with a tennis ball?

Will this data be available for the UK market as well Ed?

Depends on what it is.  We have less Terapeak annual data from non-US eBay regions, so there might be some applications that might suffer, but Jeff is trying very hard to incorporate more and more options and features for non-US regions.  

That it's a bit like shooting hoops with a tennis ball?

I actually prefer to use real basketball on regulation sized and height hoops. I do not think one can control a tennis ball as well since your palm is bigger that it

That it's a bit like shooting hoops with a tennis ball?

Or throwing a hotdog down a hallway.

Continuing the theme of this thread.  I was just placing an order at LEGO and went to add the Friends Horse trailer set.  It can no longer be ordered and is as good as gone, I ordered 5 last week all delivered on Sat..  It will most likely sit in this status until the next retirement update.  All that are left now is Olivias House and Riding camp.  Riding camp looks like the next to go.  I have been waiting 2.5 months for them to fulfill an order of one.